Ball Shortage ka Bhoot! Kya ECB ki County Season Hogi Adhuri?
England mein cricket ka mausam phir se shuru hone wala hai, aur is baar pitch par sirf bowlers aur batsmen ka jalwa nahi, balki supply chain ka tension bhi dikh raha hai!
Dukes
balls ki availability par gehre baadal chha gaye hain, aur yeh koi halki baat nahi. Jab ball hi nahi hogi toh game kaise hoga? Yeh toh wohi baat ho gayi, "bandook hai par goli nahi."
The Inner Story / Asli Maajra
Khabrein aa rahi hain ki
ECB
ne toh keh diya hai ki sab theek hai, lekin ground reality kuch aur hi lag rahi hai. British Cricket Balls Ltd ke
Dilip Jajodia
, jo
Dukes
balls ke owner hain, unhone toh
Daily Mail
ko saaf-saaf bata diya hai ki ek
"major crisis"
saamne hai. Gulf region mein
USA
,
Israel
aur
Iran
ke beech chal rahe conflict ka seedha asar freight costs par pada hai. Jahan pehle 5 dollar lagte the ek kilogram freight ke, ab wahi 15 dollar ho gaye hain. Socho kitna bada jump!
Jajodia
ne bilkul
Unfiltered
baat kahi hai, "Humare paas sub-continent ki factories mein bahut saara stock ready hai, har ball haath se silai gayi hai, lekin airlines freight utha nahi rahi hain, there's a logjam." Iska matlab hai, balls ban kar ready hain, par England tak pahunch nahi paa rahi hain. Ab is situation mein,
Jajodia
ki company ko counties ko unki usual supply ka sirf 50 percent hi dena padega. Yeh toh cricket ke liye
Gamechanger
ho sakta hai, aur woh bhi negative sense mein!
Lekin, hamari
ECB
ka stance kuch alag hi hai. Unka kehna hai ki unhone counties ke liye bulk mein balls khareedi hain aur sabhi clubs ko unki zaroorat ke hisaab se balls mil chuki hain. Ek
ECB
spokesperson ne kaha, "The Professional County Clubs have received the number of
Dukes
balls that they normally would ahead of the season." Aur to aur,
ECB
ne yeh bhi assure kiya hai ki
England Men's Test
schedule, jo June 4 se
New Zealand
ke khilaaf shuru ho raha hai, uske liye bhi balls ki koi kami nahi hogi. Ab sach kya hai, yeh toh waqt hi batayega, ya phir ground par dikhega!
Analysis & Numbers
Normally,
County Championship
ko ek saal mein 4,000 se 5,000
Dukes
balls ki zaroorat hoti hai.
Dilip Jajodia
ki company rationing kar rahi hai, jiska matlab hai ki season ki shuruat mein 50 percent stock hi milega.
Freight rates se badhkar 5 per kilogram ho gaye hain, jo logistics par triple ka bojh hai.
County Championship
season April 3 ko shuru ho raha hai, aur
England Men's Test
series June 4 ko
New Zealand
ke khilaaf.
Agar counties ko required balls nahi mili, toh practice sessions aur match quality par seedha asar pad sakta hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
ECB
ka "All clear" signal tab tak credible nahi lagega jab tak
Dilip Jajodia
jaise manufacturers ki chinta door na ho. Cricket sirf players se nahi, uske basic equipment se chalta hai. Agar county level par balls ki kami hui toh grassroots cricket par iska bura asar padega. Let's not forget, yeh wahi county cricket hai jahan se future
England
stars nikalte hain.
ECB
ko sirf statements dene se kaam nahi chalega, ground par deliveries honi chahiye, aur woh bhi balls ki! Warna yeh "crisis" sirf headlines mein nahi, pitches par bhi dikhegi.
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